Concert: How do you backup the Concert Server and or Centos operating system?
BACKING UP THE Concert 2.5.0 Server Database 1. To back up the Concert database, first log in the Concert server as "root". 2. Open a terminal window and then type the following command: # service ems backup This command will create a compressed file containing the entire contents of the Concert database. The backup file will be placed in the directory: "/var/lib/pgsql/backups". The filename will be in the format "[Date_Time].sql.gz".
RESTORING THE DATABASE 1. To restore the database using the backup file created in the above procedure, execute the following command: # service ems restoreThis will prompt you to enter the full path of the backup file from which to restore the database. Note: This procedure will wipe out any information currently contained within the database and replace it with the information contained within the backup file.
Centos is not backed up, it can simply be reinstalled using the Concert 2.5.0 DVD and following the installation instructions.